After a Whirlwind Marriage to the CEO

[New novel, Tempted by Love, starts February 14. Visit the author's page to follow!] Jiang Muqing was an oil painting student who never imagined she'd have anything to do with a wealthy family. But one day, as the chairman of the Shao Group lay on his deathbed, he sent someone to find her and ask her to marry his heir, Shao Xinglan. Each had something to gain, so they hit it off. They got a marriage license but agreed to make the marriage a sham, and to divorce a year later. From then on, they played lovey-dovey at home and pretended to be strangers outside. * Living in a mansion with nothing to do, Jiang Muqing started livestreaming, singing and dancing for fun. To her surprise, someone began showering her with gifts worth over a hundred thousand yuan every day, turning her from an unknown streamer into an internet celebrity overnight. Fame brings trouble. Her phone was stolen one day, and intimate, explicit photos of her and Shao Xinglan spread all over the internet. As she wondered how to save herself, she discovered that the trending topic had been taken down almost instantly, and there was no trace of any dirt on her anywhere online. * One day, a fan asked if she had a boyfriend. She bashfully told the camera she was still single. Just then, someone flung open the door. A man walked in, wrapped an arm around her slender waist, and thrust their marriage certificate in front of the camera. "Mrs. Shao, single?" #ShaoGroupChairmanSecretMarriage, #LittleCherry'sHusbandShaoXinglan, and #ChairmanShaoForcedToPromoteWithBedroomPhotos all shot to the top of the trending charts. That night, the capitalist lingered by her bed, tugging lightly at his tie, his gaze unreadable. "Little Cherry, say 'oppa' one more time?" Jiang Muqing: So he's the big shot who sent me millions in gifts. Is it too late to run? [Elegant, wicked capitalist playboy VS fake sweet bunny with thorns, a master of comebacks] #MarriageFirstLoveLater + #EatingTheirWords [Heartfelt version] "Don't be so good to me. I'm afraid I'll be reluctant to say goodbye." [Reading Guide] 1. One-on-one romance. The leads have a seven-year age gap. 2. Inspired by references, but not based on real people. Pure fiction, so please don't overanalyze. 3. A lighthearted, sweet story with no angst. Coming soon: Little Sweet Moon 1. Lin Junzhuo, CEO of the Lin Group, accidentally lost his phone. Months later, a strange woman suddenly appeared in his photo gallery. In a delicate, fitted qipao, with a slender waist and graceful neck, she lowered her eyes and casually played a tune on the pipa. Her soft, sweet Wu dialect seemed to seep into one's very bones, and her every glance was captivating. After admiring her, he realized someone was logged in to his ID and using his cloud storage. A location check revealed she was right in his company: a new intern designer. At work, she was nothing like the qipao beauty. Black-rimmed glasses hid her bright eyes, and she kept her head down and shoulders hunched, a shy, awkward nobody. Later, he grew addicted to watching her daily life. When the storage ran out, he secretly expanded it to unlimited capacity, wanting to see her updates forever. 2. Xin Yue thought she had the worst luck. She hadn't made any money, and then her phone got stolen. To save money, she was talked into buying a refurbished phone. But after getting it, her luck seemed to quietly turn around, and all sorts of wishes came true for no reason. For example, she won the grand prize at the annual party: a seven-day trip to an island for two. The only downside was that the other winner was the CEO. The next day, on a beach lined with coconut palms and lapped by gentle waves, Xin Yue saw the usually immaculate CEO walking toward her in a tiny, tight pair of swim trunks. His abs were defined, his legs long and shapely, and she was so embarrassed she didn't know where to look. The CEO gave her a knowing smile. "Like what you see?" Xin Yue: ?! The CEO, eyes full of amusement, opened his phone and held it out to her. The title above the picture read, "When the Abstinent CEO Takes Off His Suit." Xin Yue's face turned red in an instant. That screenshot was something she'd shared with her best friend. How had it ended up on the CEO's phone? Coming soon: Midsummer The matchmaker said, "He's handsome, refined, mature, steady, and has a stable job with lots of potential." Going by the dating-app lingo she'd seen online, Qiao Zhixia concluded that the man was a bespectacled loser with nothing going for him except his height, old-looking and dull, with a monthly salary of three thousand and no chance of promotion. So she went to the blind date with three days' worth of greasy hair. But then... Qiao Zhixia slapped her thigh. "I was way too hasty!" The man sat there in a suit, elegant and charming, a captivating sight. Qiao Zhixia thought to herself: This matchmaker is seriously good at her job. But how could she describe such a high-quality man so blandly? If she were writing about him as an online novelist, she could easily pad it out to three thousand words. Then the man looked up, and Qiao Zhixia nearly died on the spot. It was Jiang Zheng'an, the top student and school heartthrob she'd secretly loved in high school, and her former deskmate. One day, a popular author plagiarized Qiao Zhixia's novel and accused her of being the plagiarist, leaving her caught in an online harassment storm. With no other choice, she turned to her old classmate Jiang Zheng'an, the lawyer who was said to be able to get opposing counsel sent to prison. As they gathered evidence, her old secret crush came to light by accident. Qiao Zhixia tried to save face with a bold retort: "Is having a crush illegal?" Jiang Zheng'an scrolled through her story line by line. "No, but it's stupid." Later, at a high school reunion, a drunk Jiang Zheng'an pulled Qiao Zhixia into a corner and kissed her, his gaze deep and intense. Qiao Zhixia pretended to be calm. "Was that a spur-of-the-moment thing?" His warm breath brushed her ear as he said hoarsely, "I've been planning it for ages. Having a crush is stupid." [Bonus Scene] One night, Qiao Zhixia was feeling nostalgic and clicked into a classmate's profile, which had lots of photos. In one of them, she spotted herself at the edge of the frame. She was fast asleep with her head on the desk. Jiang Zheng'an, wearing his white school uniform, propped his chin on one hand and gazed at her fondly, while using a book in his other hand to fan her. [About how I downed two bottles of Jiang Xiaobai and still couldn't figure out that the top student had a crush on me] [The matchmaker's career dilemma: A successful man specifically picks his blind date, only to be rejected] [Old-school, secretly passionate lawyer VS sweet, goofy online novelist] [Completed novels]: Chief Grand Secretary VS goofy, pampered wife: Spoiled Wife CEO VS secretary: Secretary Su Is a Little Sweet J-20 pilot VS florist: Above the Clouds Female doctor VS chancellor: Waiting for My Wife to Return Controversial actress VS military aircraft designer: Can't Hide My Love Theme: Fate is written in the stars